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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/rainis

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.[1]

Adjective

*rainis (Northern Finnic)

  1. clear
  2. cool, fresh

Inflection
Inflection of *rainis
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *rainis *rainihët
accusative *rainihën *rainihët
genitive *rainihën *rainistën
*rainihidën
partitive *rainista *rainihita
inessive *rainihëssa
*rainihëhna		 *rainihissa
*rainihihna
elative *rainihësta *rainihista
illative *rainihësën *rainihisën
adessive *rainihëlla *rainihilla
ablative *rainihëlta *rainihilta
allative *rainihëlën
*rainihëlëk		 *rainihilën
*rainihilëk
essive *rainissa *rainihina
translative *rainihëksi *rainihiksi
instructive *rainihën *rainihin
comitative *rainissëk *rainihinëk
abessive *rainihëtta *rainihitta

Descendants
  • Finnish: (dialectal) rainis
  • Karelian: ⇒
    • South Karelian: raintuo (“to become clear”)
  • Veps: rainiž

References
  1. Kylstra, A.D.; Hahmo, Sirkka-Liisa; Hofstra, Tette; Nikkilä, Otto. 1991–2012. Lexikon der älteren germanischen Lehnwörter in den ostseefinnischen Sprachen. Amsterdam: Rodopi.

Further reading
  • Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “rainis”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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